Card Highlights Chase Ink Business Preferred is a Credit Card With a credit card, you can carry a balance and accrue interest if necessary. Note this is not advised by me. The points game does not work well, if you are carrying a balance and accruing interest. See #4 in Let’s Get Started To Earning […]
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Do You Need Your Physical American Express Platinum Card To Get Into The Delta SkyMiles Lounge?
Um, yes. On our recent ski trip to Park City, I was a subsequent add-on. I flew Delta while the boys flew with all of the bags on American. Their flight was landing first in Salt Lake City, so they took all of the bags to check to make it a faster and […]
If You Were Thinking About Applying For A Chase Sapphire Reserve Card, The Clock Is Ticking…
Happy New Year and stay tuned for my new and improved website which is coming soon. 🙂 In the meantime, let’s move to more pressing topics… Last year, I often posted about one of Chase’s latest products, the Chase Sapphire Reserve card. I applied for that card last fall and scored a 100,000 point […]
American Express Platinum And Gold Premier Members-Time to Make Your Airline Selection For the 2017 Airline Fee Credit
It is time to choose or change your airline selection for the $200 American Express Platinum and the Business Platinum Airline Fee Credit benefit for 2016 as well as your $100 statement credit that comes with the American Express Premier Rewards Gold card. I chose American Airlines, as we are going to Jackson Hole in […]
Using My Complimentary IHG Anniversary Night In Boston For The Fenway Spartan Race And Saving $440
My 14 year old son along with some of his friends, have discovered Spartan races. A Spartan race is a series of obstacle races of varying distance and difficulty ranging from 3 miles to marathon distances. The series include the Spartan Sprint, the Super Spartan, the Spartan Beast, and the Ultra Beast. Daniel and his […]
Now You Can Use Your Starwood, Marriott Or Ritz Card At Starwood, Marriott And Ritz Properties, And Receive The Same Earning Benefits
My friend recently asked me if she should pay for a Marriott stay using her American Express SPG card. As of today, I would say yes. Today, it was announced that American Express SPG cardholders who use their card for their hotel bill at a Marriott or Ritz property, would be able to earn the […]
Amex Is Trying To Stay Competitive-New Benefits For Amex Platinum Card Members
Amex is rolling out some new benefits for some of it’s card holders starting tomorrow October 6, 2016. As they should! After all, they need to stay competitive with new hot cards being issued by other banks, like the Chase Sapphire Reserve. These new benefits are most helpful to those card holders who use their […]
I Forgot To Use My Amex So I Could Get My $200 Statement Credit On Airline Fees
Recall, every year, Platinum card members receive up to $200 a year in statement credits when incidental fees, such as baggage fees, flight-change fees, in-flight food and beverage purchases, and airport lounge day passes, are charged by the airline of your choice to your Platinum card account. Well at the beginning of this year, […]
Three Things I Needed To Do (And Did) Once I Got The Chase Sapphire Reserve Card
1. Analyze whether it is worth it to keep my American Express Business Platinum Card 2. Score 10,000 American Express Membership Rewards points based on my above analysis 3. Downgrade my Chase Sapphire Preferred card in favor of my a Chase Freedom Unlimited card […]
I Downgraded My Chase Sapphire Preferred To The Chase Freedom Unlimited
Like I have been posting about a lot lately, I recently got the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card with a 100,000 bonus point offer. Score! When comparing the Chase Sapphire Reserve to my beloved Chase Sapphire Preferred Card, it seems that everything the Preferred card does, the Reserve card does better. So for me, I […]